GEORGE O’CALLAGHAN is set to make a dream debut with Tranmere Rovers in a televised Merseyside derby friendly with Liverpool today just two days after completing his switch from Cork City.

Republic of Ireland Under-21s coach Don Givens has drafted senior squad members Stephen Quinn and Darron Gibson into his party for the friendly against Holland on Tuesday, March 27.

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The Republic of Ireland Under-21s will field a largely experimental side in this week’s Madeira invitational tournament after losing a host of the original squad members.